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What the amendments to the USMCA mean for Canadian IP law

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On December 10, 2019, Canada, the United States and Mexico signed the Protocol of Amendment to the Agreement between the United States of America, the United Mexican States and Canada (commonly referred to as the USMCA). The...more

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The new Canadian Patent Rules are now in force

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The Patent Law Treaty (PLT), administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), was adopted on May 31, 2000, with the aim of harmonizing and streamlining formal procedures with respect to patent applications...more

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Updated Canadian Manual of Patent Office Practice explains the “Due Care” standard and more

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On October 30, 2019, amendments to the CanadianPatent Act and Patent Rules will come into force. The amendments, as reviewed in detail in our previous article, are largely geared to implementing the Patent Law Treaty....more

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Playing by the New (Patent) Rules: A Guide to Upcoming Changes to Canada’s Patent Procedures

Autumn is known as a season of change, and this is certainly holding true for Canada’s patent system. On October 30, 2019, a host of amendments to Canada’s Patent Rules will come into effect to implement previously enacted...more

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Quick, Easy, Secure: Canada joins WIPO’s Digital Access Service for industrial design priority documents

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Submitting priority documents for industrial design applications in Canada has just become more efficient! On April 1, 2019, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) continued the modernization of Canada’s industrial...more

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Contrasts and Distinctions: Canadian Patent Law Developments in 2018

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2018 served up a smorgasbord of disparate patent law developments in Canada. Most notably, ratification of a new trade agreement negotiated amongst Canada, the United States and Mexico would require introduction of a patent...more

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USMCA v NAFTA: What’s changed and what it means for IP in Canada

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After more than a year of negotiations, Canada reached a new free-trade agreement with Mexico and the United States minutes before the midnight deadline on September 30, 2018....more

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The Date is set: this November Canada implements the Hague Agreement and rolls out a modernized industrial design regime

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On June 27, 2018 the Government of Canada published the new Industrial Design Regulations in the Canada Gazette and set November 5, 2018 as the date on which amendments to the Industrial Design Act and Regulations will come...more

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When the Dust Settles: An Update on Changes to Canadian IP Legislation

Canada is in the midst of a substantial overhaul of its intellectual property statutes and regulations that will have wide-ranging implications for patent, industrial design, trade-mark and copyright law as well as procedure....more

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